How to fix games that stutter due to a CPU bottleneck

fortnite still stutters even at 60fps cap with performance mode. I'm using an i7 7700k with a 1060 6gb and 16gb of ram. i just don't understand... i get cpu spikes on fortnite even with high performance power plan on a desktop

thank you my pc has a cpu bottleneck but by using your methods i am able to get a constent 60 fps with a few dips hear and there (which is complitely fine by me) compared to a totally chaotic stutture ( i am able to get 60 fps constent compared to 50 to 55 but with full of stutture) so yaa thanks!

Thanks alot man I use a i5 3470 with a 6650xt and the stuttering is crazy but now the game runs smooth

That’s what I have a problem with the stuttering but I have a 7 800x3D with a 4060ti and it’s should have no issues

I believe setting an FPS limiter would also solve the problem without the need to change graphical settings, right?

My situation is the exact opposite, but I'm getting HUGE stutters in rdr 2.

Intel i5 13400F
Rtx 3070 msi

Anu tips?

This is the BEST video explaining potential bottlenecks - confirmed my suspicions

Appreciate it mate! Subbed for suuureee

I have a gtx 1050 2gigs and i 5 6500 is it bottle?

Hello, nice video and interesting topic. I see it in the same way, and this solution is a really good aproach in order to make fps "predictible". Intel present mon is an interesting tool tant give a more "technical" metrics around frame time, 2.0 version introduced the concept of gpu busy vs gpu wait ( cpu bottleneck ) and the approach of decreasing gpu wait is exactly what you explained, increasing graphics, but whit this tool is really straightfoward, looking it in a graph method.

Awesome!

The theory is simple, but it took me 2 years to solve my problem, thank you bro

This can all also be explained if you download and set up presentmon

Hitting 99% of GPU load increases input lag, there was some measurements
you should have some headroom for GPU too
nvidia reflex also acts as a frame limiter in VRR scenario, cutting some frames below max refresh rate to avoid full GPU usage
nvidia LLM is useful when your GPU is 100% busy, it doesnt make sense when you are not GPU bottlenecked, its all about render queue depth (that option was initially called "Maximum pre-rendered frames" long time ago, that makes more sense than marketing "low latency mode").

headroom calculation for your frame limiter and refresh rate (e.g. 120hz):
1000ms / 120 hz = 8.333 ms
+0.3 ms = 8.63ms
1000ms / 8.63ms = 115.87 fps
rounding = 115
set that in RTSS as limit
same way 144hz - 138 fps, 165hz - 157 fps etc
for AMD cards you should add 1.3 ms instead of 0.3 ms
the idea is to avoid preparing and rendering "unnesessary" frames that your system cant handle and draw, reducing overall system load and maintaining smooth frame pacing
ingame limiters can be better than external via RTSS or driver
smooth gameplay on PC is challenging in some way, depending on your hardware, but not impossible - just needs some time for fine tuning

you have put it on General tasks FFS..

Blah blah blah

Pairing a strong cpu with a weak gpu makes sense for competitive gaming and other creator tasks that relies way more on the cpu than the gpu but except for those scenarios it's true that it doesnt make much sense

I am having so much problems with Elden ring right now. I will certainly try this. I have a laptop with a i5 13500H, rtx 4060 and 16gb ram DDR5. Most of my games run smoothly with high fps, but it seems my GPU is not using 100% of its power.
Edit: Tried and it didnt help :(

The solution of tweaking settings seems to mitigate the problem, but how can I remove this all together? I have a i7 13700k and a 4090 and I have bad frame spikes in most games. Should I upgrade the cpu? My i7 13700k is already underperforming to begin with so it’s even more of a bottleneck. I really just want a smooth frame time graph. Most people do play in 4k with a 4090, my monitor is 1440p that’s all I currently have

BRO! You have no idea how much your video and explanation helped me understand why was I having this exact same issue. I'll be testing these tweaks asap

Can you share the setting solutions for cpu bottleneck in CS2?

This explanation is what im looking for years on how to solve cpu bottlebeck issue! Simple and straightforward! Very nice!

Thank you so much this really helps me a lot coz I have a problem of Cpu bottleneck

I have ryzen 7 5700g and rx6650xt and i have very bad stutters and freezing when recording a gameplay. I wonder if its cpu bottleneck thats causing that

Someone pls help i have so much stuttering in cod, I have i9-9900k and RTX 3060

Bottle neck calculator is very inaccurate 90% of the time

doesn’t changing the resolution cause more latency??

Hey man, i have a 6700k with an oc and a rtx 2060 super. of course my cpu isnt fast enough for my gpu so what can i do? should i use dsr for higher resolution or put cpu intense settings lower and gpu settings higher?

using q9605 with rx560.. can someone help

Me when i have a ryzen 3 1200 and rx 6700 xt 💀💀

Thanks for the complete explanation with the video. Could you suggest something for VR in Flight sims? eg Quest 2 and MSFS or DCS? to lower the CPU bottleneck. Thank you in advance

Great video simple

Seems like adjusting the GPU setting to cap the FPS at something like 60-FPS would work also for pairing it better with an older/slower CPU. Also, keep the monitor at 60Hz in that case. I personally cap my RX 7800 XT GPU FPS in settings to match my FreeSync monitor Hz setting (120/144) so it doesn't run harder or hotter unnecessarily. It's paired with the Ryzen 9 7900 12C/24T CPU, which is basically an ideal match for the RX 7800 XT in terms of neither bottle-necking the other at my preferred resolution of 1440p.

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Very nice quality videos man you deserve alot more subs for this. But i noticed some noise which are very noticable with some good headphones. i dont know if anyone has pointed this before. Keep up the good work!

edit: its noice that is coming from the microphone when talking, should be an easy fix to denied that post capturing

The title says this video is going to be about fixing a Gpu bottleneck but the video itself is all about fixing a Cpu bottleneck.

A cpu bottleneck is when the cpu is at 100%. A gpu bottleneck is when the gpu is at 100%.

This is the best explanation on bottle neck I really learnt something new today for old old pc gamer thank you 👍

u used the bottleneck calculator wrong u need to put graphicly intensive tasks isntead of general tasks